Natalie McMaster
Biographic Data
| ID | 6687991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Natalie McMaster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Natalie |
| FAMILY NAME | McMaster |
| SIGNATURE | MCMASTER N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Sunshine Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2733-8250 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Australian teacher educators' perceptions of integrated STEM practices and barriers in primary initial teacher education
The integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into primary education is recognised as important in research and policy discourse. However, there is limited consensus on how teacher educators prepare preservice primary teachers for integrated STEM teaching. This two-phase mixed-methods study investigated teacher educators’ practices and perceived barriers to preparing primary preservice teachers for implementing integ…
Assessing primary school preservice teachers’ confidence to apply their TPACK in specific categories of technologies using a self-audit survey
Internationally, university teacher educators have acted on the requirement that practising teachers need to be operational users of technologies. In response, coursework has been restructured to develop preservice teachers’ (PSTs) use and application of educational technologies for teaching and learning purposes. This paper presents the development and use of a self-audit survey designed to guide primary school PSTs’ self-directed learning and a…
Physical education across the international media
The message of physical education (PE) has been one of a ‘contested ground’ with regular debate around its purpose, alongside conceptual confusions. A major channel of communication that strongly influences public perceptions is through mainstream media, yet how media platforms have reported on the PE profession has received a scarcity of research attention. The aim of this research was to investigate international media reporting of PE over a fi…
Physical education across the international media
The message of physical education (PE) has been one of a ‘contested ground’ with regular debate around its purpose, alongside conceptual confusions. A major channel of communication that strongly influences public perceptions is through mainstream media, yet how media platforms have reported on the PE profession has received a scarcity of research attention. The aim of this research was to investigate international media reporting of PE over a fi…
Physical education across the international media
The message of physical education (PE) has been one of a ‘contested ground’ with regular debate around its purpose, alongside conceptual confusions. A major channel of communication that strongly influences public perceptions is through mainstream media, yet how media platforms have reported on the PE profession has received a scarcity of research attention. The aim of this research was to investigate international media reporting of PE over a fi…
Assessing primary school preservice teachers’ confidence to apply their TPACK in specific categories of technologies using a self-audit survey
Internationally, university teacher educators have acted on the requirement that practising teachers need to be operational users of technologies. In response, coursework has been restructured to develop preservice teachers’ (PSTs) use and application of educational technologies for teaching and learning purposes. This paper presents the development and use of a self-audit survey designed to guide primary school PSTs’ self-directed learning and a…
Australian teacher educators' perceptions of integrated STEM practices and barriers in primary initial teacher education
The integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into primary education is recognised as important in research and policy discourse. However, there is limited consensus on how teacher educators prepare preservice primary teachers for integrated STEM teaching. This two-phase mixed-methods study investigated teacher educators’ practices and perceived barriers to preparing primary preservice teachers for implementing integ…
Perception (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Teacher education (2 works) · Audit (1 work) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Conceptual framework (1 work) · Coursework (1 work)